Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

No Straight Lines (2015).

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To the editor:

I was saddened and appalled by the photo depicting Vice President Mike Pence and other members of the federal voter fraud commission seated at a table with five large American flags as a patriotic backdrop. (“What you need to know about President Trump's voter fraud commission,” July 19)

Millions of brave Americans have died defending what those flags symbolize: the right to vote in a democracy. This commission was created to give cover to the lie that voter fraud is rampant, thus justifying restrictive ID laws to suppress turnout. It is a Republican strategy that is un-American.

The only fraud is the one being perpetrated on the American people by this commission.

Christopher Armen, Calabasas

Note from KBJ: What are you afraid of, Christopher? If there is no vote fraud, you have nothing to worry about.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails & DNC server) & Intel leakers!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 25, 2017

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Fly by Night (1975).

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It’s too soon to pile on the accolades for U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran’s “statesmanship” and “brave stand against the disastrous Senate health care bill,” to quote two recent letters.

Within hours of doing this, Moran went from hero to zero when he came out in support of repealing the Affordable Care Act with no immediate replacement.

Congressional Budget Office scores released Wednesday estimate this approach would result in 32 million uninsured and double insurance premiums by 2026—no better, and in some areas worse, than the health care bill he opposed.

With all due credit, Moran is the one local member of Congress who has held public town halls, unlike Sen. Pat Roberts and Rep. Kevin Yoder, who have been noticeably absent. But Moran’s latest position makes me wonder whether he truly heard his constituents’ worries and anxieties in his so-called Kansas Listening Tour.

Recent polling by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows 71 percent of Americans would prefer the ACA be improved in a bipartisan manner rather than be repealed. It’s time for Sen. Moran to stop straddling the fence and decide where his loyalties lie—with the people or the party.

Colleen W. Knight

Leawood

Note from KBJ: Why does it need to be improved? Who voted for it? Who signed it into law? Republicans should leave health care alone and let Americans see what Democrats have given them.